President @EricSchwartzRI: "For more than four decades, @RefugeesIntl has fought for the rights of those displaced all around the world... We are exclusively dedicated to reporting and advocacy."
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T-minus 15 minutes until we start our virtual Advocacy Awards!
We’ll be celebrating the work of @nadiainitiative & Dr. @AmaniBallour with @MelissaFleming as our host! Hear @EmiThePoet's poetry & remarks from #AngelinaJolie.
It’s not too late to joinhttps://buff.ly/2RyVQ6P
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“We know Nadia Murad for her courageous stand on behalf of Yazidi survivors, and her campaigning at the UN, and around the world. But as Nadia has said, she wasn’t born to give speeches. She never wished to leave the village of Kocho where she was born.” –
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"[Nadia Murad], raised in the ancient faith...of the Yazidi people...should have had the chance to dress her friends’ hair for their weddings, as she imagined; to teach in her local school; or to run for Parliament; & to see her mother grow old." –
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"In a pandemic year, it has devastated the rights of women & girls. It is all the more meaningful that
@RefugeesIntl has decided to focus on displaced women & girls." – Nadia MuradShow this thread -
"I founded
@nadiainitiative bc I witnessed firsthand the dire need for sustainable solutions to displacement. Refugee camps are intended to serve only immediate needs, & opportunities for resettlement are rapidly shrinking as nations close their borders." – Nadia MuradShow this thread -
"It is clear that a sustainable approach is needed to address the long-term consequences of conflict, sexual violence, and marginalization." –
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2021 McCall-Pierpaoli Honoree: "At
@nadiainitiative we have been able to overcome barriers to sustainable development by centering the communities we serve – their needs, their hopes, and their participation – at every step of the process. ...This award is for them." –Nadia MuradShow this thread -
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@AmaniBallour: "I was a medical student when the Syrian revolution started...and I saw the casualties of women and children. And we started working underground [in a hospital] for six years to protect the staff and patients."Show this thread -
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@AmaniBallour: "We had very little medical supplies, and I can't describe this in words—for six years we were bombed. We did our best to stay in our country, we wanted to stay, but we had no choice" but to leave.Show this thread -
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@AmaniBallour: "We saved lives, and we were happy to help someone. If I could help a child, I felt happy. That's why we wanted to stay."Show this thread -
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@AmaniBallour, 2021 Exceptional Service Honoree: "We always hoped someone would help or that the international community would do something or that the children would be evacuated. That's why we continued working. Just believing in humanity" gave me hope.Show this thread -
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@AmaniBallour, 2021 Exceptional Service Honoree: "My goal is to bring hope to women and girls in conflict zones."Show this thread -
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@MelissaFleming: "We're all very inspired because we are honoring remarkable women today."Show this thread -
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@EmiThePoet: "The change we need requires an entire paradigm shift, it's an entire generation of women and girls. And I've been working on an initiative called the Women's Table and I can't think of anyone better to embody this initiative as@nadiainitiative &@AmaniBallour"Show this thread -
"[My mama's] words fester beneath your skin & the whole time, You won’t be able to stop cradling her eyes. My mama is a woman, flawless & formidable in the same step. Woman walks into a war zone & has warriors cowering at her feet" –
@EmiThePoet, Poem "Mama"pic.twitter.com/gn2lhYbQIC
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Refugee women want the same things as everyone else: safety for their children, a roof over their head, opportunities to grow, and basic dignity. At
@RefugeesIntl, our job is to listen to displaced women and girls and bring their voices to the halls of political power.pic.twitter.com/eVj3w5KwhCShow this thread -
"We know that when displaced women & girls are given the chance, they find opportunities to help, to heal, & to strengthen their communities... As you have seen today, women are powerful. And displacement does not diminish that power.” –
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"Conflict, violence, persecution, climate change, policy, public health, & humanitarian aid affect women & girls differently. Yet the risks [they] face...are often overlooked. At
@RefugeesIntl, we are committed to putting women & girls front & center." –@devonconeShow this thread -
With your help, we will continue to demand a better future for displaced women & girls. You can text “refugees” to 44321 to make a secure donation to
@RefugeesIntl When we come together, we can build a better future.pic.twitter.com/OyWGIYyZqa
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